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Programs & Activities

Art Club -
Experienced and novice student artists alike gather after school to
perfect their artistic abilities and to offer art-related services to
the school. The annual Halloween “Boo-Grams,” The Valentine's Day
“Heart-Grams,” and the decoration of many school spaces are just some of
the Art Clubs activities. All you have to do is Love Art! Contact Ms.
Camino: dcamino@oberlinschools.org

Drama Club -
One of the most active organizations in school, the Drama Club puts on
two major stage productions each year including the always-popular
“Murder Mystery” at the end of the year. There are acting, backstage and
technical positions for every production. Half-credit daily Drama
classes produce two additional shows each year; backstage opportunities
are available for both. Break a leg! Contact Mrs. Palermo: bpalermo@oberlinschools.org

Gaming Club -
Strategy is the name of the game in this new club. The specific games
played will depend somewhat upon the interests of the participants, but
may include board, card and other format games. Whether you're a card
shark, chess champion, or just love to play games, look to this group to
join some like minds! Contact Jason Craigo: jcragio@oberlinschools.org

History Club
- Oberlin students from 8th through 12th grades work to increase their
knowledge of History, with their hard work coming all together for
National History Day in March. Displays, speeches, documentaries and
formal papers; everyone strives to put forth their best personal best.
Contact Ms. Shurr: dshurr@oberlinschools.org

Interact Club
- A youth organization sponsored by Rotary International and dedicated
to character development, student leadership and community service.
Contact Ms. Shurr: dshurr@oberlinschools.org

National Honor Society
- Once the selection process is complete , the school's top juniors and
seniors participate in community-service programs, fundraisers, and
tutoring of fellow students. NHS members are recognized at graduation by
their distinctive sashes and medallions. Contact Ms. Smillie: jsmillie@oberlinschools.org or Mr. Jarven: djarven@oberlinschools.org

Newspaper -
We are excited to reinstate the School Newspaper this year. If you are a
budding journalist, photographer, columnist, or just want to find out
more about how to put together a newspaper, consider joining this team.
Contact Josie Martin: jmartin@oberlinschools.org

Science Club
- Calling all inquiring minds! Come explore various science disciplines
in an interesting and engaging way. Environmental science may be one of
the topics with possible access to some of resources of Oberlin
College. Contact Ronald Bier: rbier@oberlinschools.org

Ski Club -
Whether it's skiing or snow boarding, Ski Club will help bring
beginners getting started and provide challenging trails for the
experienced. This club will be available if there is a enough interest.
There is a cost involved. Contact William Baylis: wbaylis@oberlinschools.org

Student Council
- These elected students represent the whole student body in
interactions with school administration. They also sponsor many school
activities such as dances, canned-food drives, talent shows, blood
drives and Freshman Mentoring. Contact: Ms. Tolbert-Brown: dtolbert@oberlinschools.org or Mr. Russell: krussell@oberlinschools.org

Yearbook
- This dedicated group of students works throughout the year to put
together and publish “O-High,” the annual pictorial and written
remembrance of the school year. Contact Ms. Camino: dcamino@oberlinschools.org

Youth-4-Youth
- This is a very active club that strives to make school a safe and
pleasant environment for everyone. Activities are held with other
schools and include developing communications and student leadership.
Contact Ms. Martin: jmartin@oberlinschools.org

Academic Challenge

Academic
Challenge is a team sport involving interscholastic competition based
upon knowledge of Math, Sciences, Literature, English, History, Art,
Music and numerous other topics relevant to advanced academics. The
sport tests both the individual student's knowledge and the collective
knowledge of the team.

The
basic format used in matches in Ohio is set forth by the Ohio Academic
Competition. A standard match will normally consist of three (3) rounds:
the "Alphabet Round" in which each team has four minutes to answer in
writing twenty questions, each answer beginning with the same designated
letter; "Team Round" where each team is asked ten (10) questions
covering American Literature, Mathematics (Algebra I & II,
Trigonometry, Pre-Calculus), World History, Fine Arts, Life Science,
English Literature, U.S. Government, Physical Science, World Geography,
and U.S. History, followed by a "Toss-Up" question on each subject; and
the "Lightning Round" of twenty (20) questions drawn from the previous
categories as well as mythology, spelling, popular culture, world
religion, world literature, philosophy, earth and space science,
quotations, and theatre.

A
buzzer system is used for Toss-Up questions and for all questions
during the Lightning Round. Some local conferences, leagues or
tournaments may vary the match format a little with additional Team
Rounds or additional Lightning Rounds but the basic structure of the
competition stays the same.

The
OHS Academic Challenge team is a school-year-long activity.
Organizational meetings are held in September and when the team is
formed, practices start in October and are held for several hours every
Tuesday and Thursday. This schedule continues through the end of the
last conference matches in March and may continue through the end of the
school year if the team advances to regional and/or state competition.

During
practices the team members are quizzed on old match questions, new
questions from reference sources, and questions from lists of particular
items. Math problems are also worked out. Emphasis is placed not only
on knowledge but on developing good judgment and speed for buzzing-in to
answer questions.

Oberlin
High School competes in two high school Academic Challenge leagues each
year, the Erie Shores Conference and the Patriot Athletic Conference
(formerly the Lorain County Conference). The Erie Shores Conference
consists of Oberlin and various other schools such as Elyria, Admiral
King, Southview, Amherst, North Ridgeville, Vermilion. It's an informal
Fall league with a schedule of home-away matches using a modified OAC
format; the season runs from October-December and culminates with a
tournament in December. One of the Erie Shores' format modifications
allows substitution of team members for each of the five rounds. This
allows more students to compete and gives newer players more experience.

The
team's formal league is the Patriot Athletic Conference (PAC), which is
held in the Winter-Spring at Lorain County Community College and
includes teams from Black River, Clearview, Lutheran West, Brookside,
Keystone, Brooklyn and Columbia. Teams compete every other Thursday for
two months at LCCC, playing two matches each time.

In
addition to the league competition, the OHS team has competed in the
WEWS NewsChannel 5 "Academic Challenge" television show. OHS also
participates in the "Scholastic Games Of Lorain County", an academic
competition radio show including all the high schools in the county and
sponsored jointly by LCCC, The Educational Service Center of Lorain
County, and produced by Mehrling Productions.

For more information and updated schedules and scores, Contact Jason Craigo at: jcraigo@oberlinschools.org